Personal information | |||
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Full name | Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Norway | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Center back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KFUM Oslo | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Holmlia | |||
Vålerenga | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Vålerenga | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Drøbak-Frogn | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Grorud | 41 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Fredrikstad | 45 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Sandnes Ulf | 49 | (3) |
2020 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 9 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Maccabi Netanya | 9 | (0) |
2021 | Raufoss | 13 | (0) |
2022 | Grorud | 17 | (0) |
2023– | KFUM Oslo | 25 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 |
Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi (born 12 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for KFUM Oslo as a defender.[2]
Starting his career in Holmlia SK, Akinyemi went to Vålerenga as a youth player. He made his Norwegian Premier League debut in August 2012 against Odd, and made a total of three appearances that season.
Akinyemi was released in the summer of 2013.[3] He played for Drøbak-Frogn IL later that season,[4] before joining Grorud IL. Ahead of the 2016 season he stepped up to the second-tier when signing for Fredrikstad FK.
He played abroad in Bulgaria[5] and Israel. On the summer deadline day of 2021 he signed for Raufoss IL.[6]
Akinsola Akinyemi should not be confused with Akinbola Akinyemi, who has also played in the Oslo area, among others for Kjelsås and Follo.
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vålerenga | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Drøbak-Frogn | 2013 | Oddsen-ligaen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Grorud | 2014 | Oddsen-ligaen | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 4 | |
2015 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
Total | 41 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 45 | 6 | |||
Fredrikstad | 2016 | OBOS-ligaen | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
2017 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
Sandnes Ulf | 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
2019 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
Total | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 54 | 3 | |||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2019-20 | efbet League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Maccabi Netanya | 2020-21 | Israeli Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Raufoss | 2021 | OBOS-ligaen | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Grorud | 2022 | OBOS-ligaen | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
KFUM Oslo | 2023 | OBOS-ligaen | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
2024 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
Career total | 218 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 14 |